MS Trust Education

AHP Bulletin, Issue 78, August 2010

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Department of Health (DoH) publishes two bulletins which may be a useful source of information for you if you are a nurse or allied health professional in England. The bulletins bring you the latest news and developments within the NHS as well as examples of good practise and successful projects.

NHS Vacancies - Community Matron with specialist knowledge of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Transforming Community Services The Quality and Productivity Agenda

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The RCN presentation "Transforming Community Services; the Quality and productivity Agenda" answers the most FAQs' around the quality and productivity agenda and sets out the role of CQUIN and what this may mean for you.

Florence Nightingale

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

It's the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingales death and Vicki Matthews writes about this remarklabe nurse and how dynamic, and relevant, her way of working remains to this day.

Vicki Matthews - Translating the NHS White Paper

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Vicki Matthews, has taken the time to translate the the NHS White Paper that was released in July 2010.

Core stability training programmes are valuable for people with MS

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A study published in Multiple Sclerosis this week shows improvements in balance and mobility in people with MS following eight weeks of individualised core stability training.

Chief Nursing Officer's Bulletin - Issue 89, July 2010

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This bulletin is for all NHS nurses, midwives and health visitors.

Frontline First RCN: protecting staff and services now

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

You may have recently read about Frontline First the RCN member led campaign to champion nurse led innovation, protect patient care and expose undue risk from efficiency savings.

Should my patient buy that 'miraculous cure' advertised on the internet or in a magazine?

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

NeLM, the National electronic Library for Medicines, has highlighted a useful guide to help health professionals discuss unlicensed medicines with a patient.

Homeopathic products

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Department of Health has just published its response to the report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy.

Measuring the NHS against user expectations

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The government is launching a consultation on a raft of measures that will check NHS performance against outcomes and how users feel about services.

Justifying study time

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The MS Trust has produced a new document to help NHS staff, particularly MS specialists, to request study time.

What do the changes to the NHS mean for people with MS?

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On 12 July the coalition government launched its white paper Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS to change the NHS in England.

Help identify a research question about therapy in MS

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Therapists in MS research group would like to facilitate a therapy based project that relates to an aspect of MS management and would like the question to have an MDT focus if possible.

What to do if you are asked to work on the wards

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A new guide from the MS Trust to help specialist nurses determine the risk of working on a hospital ward as a trained nurse.

Update: cannabis-based drug approved for MS spasticity

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The cannabis-based mouth spray, Sativex, has received approval from the UK drug's regulator (MHRA) as an add-on treatment for MS related spasticity.

Launch of Key Steps - a guide to delivering relapse services

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The MS Trust is delighted to launch the Key Steps.

BMJ fails to reflect all Risk-sharing Scheme comments in printed version

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The printed version of the BMJ (published 12 June) carries last week's web based articles on the Risk-sharing Scheme but unfortunately fails to include the comments from the Chair of the Scientific Advisory group.

Government plans for the NHS

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The coalition government has published Our Programme for Government giving greater detail on their policies.